Latch.



J. SHAND.

LATCH.

APPLICATION FILED 950.10, 1912.

1 if} 1 3 955m Patented Mar. 24, 191 1 2767; fia/ r/ames Shani.

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ii-PS generally to a latch r type. especially de motor car doors: and consists in the new. and. simple construc tion of the mechanism. in the peculiar a rrangement and cnznhizultion of parts, and in various details of eonstrurtrmi, as Will be more full; hereinafter set forth.

In the drawiu s-l igure l is a. persg' ective View of the latch mechanism illllbfitlylllg mv invention; Fig; 2 a h; Q'itudrnal Zion threug'h the mechanism; l l is a spective view of the main plate; and Fig.

a 'nerspective View oi the can plate.

In the drawin s thus briefly described. 1. represents the latch casin (scalard a main plate r s; error-ting ember ranrl cap A late C. both inemhe bemg tru-m preferably of sheet metal .l'he plate I} is stamped to form an angula imposed rare plate l), centrally apart! at c, to allow or the projection of the lat alt E therethrough, and a arlyt apeaerllag or ear F at the GPPUSiLU edge. ".l"he Jan-n, .lor sun: plicitj, 0f eonstractiem is preterably round or substantial "ircnlar cross section. formed. 'cd nose a re with bl'lEZ usual r Lluced end or exte hi: show i;

r011 form liar, to

cridcd upon the plate 1 whicl re nrefera:

i w berm J .t p. or latch operating lever.

G is a. Sllllflbll) coil SPI'IZHT belt, and H is alatch-opcr crumed upon or. ii her 8.

n io the accompanyjemion closing Tllhlhlll il SMITH 8:; COMPANY, OF MICHIGAN.

Patented Ma 1'.

Serial No. 735,384.

in alincment with the latch latch huh is then i surfed, the assistance of the car-locates the cap in it: .a-upcr position upon its coimilementary 1;;- section: and the pals are welded as previously Mlf Forth. The latch holt isthen renuu'ell and the spring inserted in the can plan. which forms a housing, and abuts at its 011t cud against the lug- F. The bolt is lmsil'lflllml within the cap housing,

opening a. anck-wrth lhen the extension (1 within the spring, the latter lufli'llif" against the shoulder formed by the cxlen on, and hnall the operating lever H waaricd through the recesses in the cap n ng and the bolt recess, and is fulcrumed upon its pivot piin From the foregoingdescription, it will be seen that the parts are of simple construction and may be easily and cheaply made; further. that the ear l performs the double tunvrion of a positioningmeans for the cap housin in the assembly ,of the parts, and as cut for the spring. :LnA'lsB performs a. double function constituting the,0perating device the latch bolt, and secondly serving by iis cu agmient within the bolt recess to hold the boilagainst rotation, thereby maintainng the beveled nosein the proper operative pOSlUOll. v

llhut I claim as my invention is I. in a latch mechanism, the combination Willi a cylimlrical latch bolt, of a casing provided with a housing within which said latch holt is arranged, said bolt being provided with a recess in one side thereof, and an operating leverfulcrumed on the casing extending rhrough'said ln'iusing and engag- "rr "he recess in the bolt, the engagement bethc bolt and the lever holding the l .itiou. n a latch mechan m. the combination casing, cmnpr mg a plate member carrying: a face plate, and a cap member, of a. latch bolt Within the cap projecting through an opening in the face plate, a ring for the latch bolt housed within the clip plate, a projection. upon the plate member forming a centering means for the cap plate in the assembly of the )arts, said pr0- one end of the cap member an abutment for the latch lever for the latch.

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and .lormiug and an operatmgg a: lawn mechanism. the combination raising formed of complementary The operating slumped metal plates, one carrying at one within the cap member, abutting againstthe 10 edge u face-plate and at its opposite edge a latch and ear, and an actuating lever forthe centrally positioned lug or car, and the other constifutlng a cap member substantnllly senwcylmclricnl form, sand cap membcrhaving one end engaging ziml closed by the our upon the complementary IIlLITll-G I', of a latch l HENRY P. FRY,

bolt housed Within the cap plate and pro jecllngg through the face plate, H. spring In testimony whereof I affix my signature 111 presence of two wltnesses.

l i latch bolt. 1

Witnesses JAMES SHANE. I

HERBERT P. WILLIAMS. 

